I had one class today that didn't start off too well, the students were tired and not much in the mood to study Grammar. I guess the positive thing that came out of the class was that we finally managed to go through a few exercises and then we just put the books away and talked. We somehow got on the topic of families and grandparents.
The rest of the class turned out great and we talked for about 20 minutes. They enjoyed talking about their grandparents and their parents too so they were happy. One of the students, James, which adds a lot to every class, is going back to Australia next week. His sister, who is in another one of my classes is also going to Australia and I'll miss both of them. They've only been in my classes for a month but they will be missed, especially their unique accents.
Talking about grandparents brought a little tear to my eye. All my grandparents have passed away. James said that one of the girls was lucky because her great grandparents are still alive and she knows them well. He said he never met his great grandparents. Both his great grandfathers passed away in their early fifties.
I guess the best thing that came out of that class today was that the students were able to express themselves in a very natural way and that is much more fun for them than studying Grammar. Besides, they'll be forced to study a lot more of that when they get to Middle School.
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